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The sailors from the warship were chattering excitedly over the miraculous preservation of the Panther. "If that tug had been 'arf a second later," declared one, "she'd 'ave 'ad us, Sniper, sure to th' port, there, Bobby, there's another chap kickin' in th' water." One of the sailors had a roll of bandages, and he now moved over to Caradoc and stooped over the wounded man.
When the on-coming line was less than five miles distant, Caradoc shouted an order to Galton and the little tug swung around broadside on, displaying her warning signal like a billboard. Through the battle smoke, Madden saw an answering flag go up on the nearest ship. A cheer broke out from the crew at this recognition of their work.
In the oppressive heat of the crowded, lamp-lit room everyone was crimson and dripping except Caradoc, whose face was curiously bloodless beneath its sunburn. "If you are spokesman, Smith, what do you want?" demanded Leonard with rising inflection. "We are all workmen together," began Caradoc with an obvious effort, panting in the heat.
After an intolerable while, the last ratlines snapped like pistol shots, the whizzing end of a rope struck a sailor and laid him out as if clubbed, then the foremast fell away and the Vulcan rushed forward again. "Look ahead, Madden!" shouted Caradoc in the uproar. "We've got to run among thicker fields than these!"
The Yankee made the Englishman fast in the loops, climbed on deck himself and helped haul the unconscious fellow aboard. The two boys lugged the senseless man wearily across deck into the shade of the superstructure, then in default of any better restorative, Leonard began slapping the bottom of the Englishman's feet to revive him. Presently Caradoc groaned, drew up his legs.
When some of the other chiefs, having been defeated many times, were forced to make peace with the invaders, Caradoc refused to yield. Fighting stubbornly, he contested every inch of southern Britain, but was slowly driven backwards to the mountains of Wales. Here he gathered around him a band of Britons as brave and determined as himself, and for nearly nine years he held the Romans in check.
Perhaps Hogan could see the great fish shooting along with sinister, exertionless ease toward these clumsy adventurers a school of trout striking at three awkward beetles. "Hey, Caradoc! Caradoc!" screamed Madden. "Straight for the schooner!" The American stared around with tense nerves for the little swishes on the surface that betray the attack of a shark.
Therewith King Arthur made young Lancelot knight, and men eagerly rushed away to the tilting-ground to see the battle between the virgin knight, Sir Lancelot, and the old robber knight, Sir Caradoc. And when Sir Caradoc was released and armed, he laughed and shook his lance, so sure was he of revenge right speedily.
From the bridge Caradoc bellowed fiercely at his men: "Spread around the rail keep a sharp lookout for the submarine!" The crew came back with a will now that they learned the bombardment had not been intended for them. In the meantime the tiny David had put the great Goliath to flight. The Panther was endeavoring to save herself.
Surely there never was such a coward, never so false a liar. The poor wretch that I destroyed was mad with liquor and was only acting after his kind. Even Caradoc Hurtle never premeditated such wrong as this.
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